Hey Porky! You Oughta be in Pigtures!
By Chris Dunmire, Pigologist
Did you know there is a holiday for pigs and their enthusiasts on March 1 called National Pig Day? I just learned about it after doing some research on the hooves of my latest Nit Wits comic above (#41: "Pigtures") and this accompanying silly write-up. Since we missed a great pigportunity to celebrate with cheese and swine back in March, I'd like to revisit this hogiday just for a few moments to reflect on some noteworthy pigs with you. (Which also reminds me of this fantastic piece on Pearls and Pigs by Angie Sullins that you simply must read).
Let's see, there's Porky Pig, Arnold Ziffel, Babe, Pooh's Piglet, the Three Little Pigs, Peanut's Pig Pen, Some Pig in Charlotte's Web... what other famous pigs can you think of? Francis Bacon? Hamlet?
 Consider these Pignundrums:
- Does a boar think he's a pigshot?
- Are the extreme moves of a black-belt pig called pork chops?
- Do pigs' pens have blue or black oink?
- 1 Ball + 2 Paddles = Pig Pong
- Pigku: Artistic verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 loins of 5, 7, and 5 parts.
- An uninterested pig is boared.
 How many more pig puns can you take?
- Infamous pigs are distinguishable from their mud shots.
- igpay atinlay isay a eadday anguagelay.
- At parties pigs drink swine with their cheese.
- Of course pigs use covers at night — you've heard of pigs in a blanket, haven't you?
- An ailment of a pig's eye is called a sty.
- A pig's restaurant serves Sloppy Joes.
- Yoink = The act of grabbing the last piece of breakfast bacon before someone else takes it.
- A story about a pigs' rear is a tail indeed.
- A tidy, but porky pig is penny-wise but pound foolish.
"That's all, folks!" — Porky Pig •
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